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Office construction coming soon!
In order to improve the safety and improve service at Mountain Sky, we are proud to announce the beginning of our office renovation project beginning during Spring Break. Thanks to the voter approved Bond in 2016, we are able to address many of the concerns we have had for several years. To learn more about how the reconstruction will improve our safety, please feel free to call me (602-896-6100). For now we want families to know that due to the construction, the access to the office and some of its surrounding areas will be changing. This may affect pick up and drop off routines, and it will affect traffic patterns on campus temporarily. The Office Entrance The front office will no longer be accessible after March 14. Temporarily the office will be moving into the library, which has been adjusted to accommodate the office functions for the rest of the 2018-19 school year. Once the construction is completed in July 2019, the office will move back into the reconfigured office area. Until then the office will be accessed through the double doors that lead into the library, which is truly five feet from the current entrance, however the approach to that door will be altered significantly. The current front gate to the left of the flag pole will be the focus of construction and grading, so the office will have to accessed by using the gate to the right of the flag pole. Arrival and dismissal will not be changed except for the additional traffic caused by the other area mentioned below. The front gates will be open as always at the beginning and end of the day, but during school students will no longer be able to walk around the front of the school. Visitors will be able to enter the gate to the right of the flag pole and then turn left toward the office, and then turn right again into the library. Pull in lane on Greenway The most noticeable change will be the closure of the pull in lane on the north side of the school along Greenway Road. After Spring Break that pull in lane will be the staging area for construction materials and vehicles during the Office remodel. We expect this to affect the pick up and drop off patterns, so please plan to have a longer wait or circle the school. We are aware and apologize in advance that these changes will create some challenges, but in the end the changes will create a safer campus, and hopefully improve the visibility of the office as well as improve our service to our community.  |
EIGHTH GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION ACTIVITIES
Mountain Sky Junior High 8th Grade Activities 8th Grade Panoramic Picture Attention all 8th grade students, on Tuesday, January 15 at 12:30 p.m., the 8th grade class will have a group picture taken. Please be prepared to wear school appropriate clothing that follows the dress code. On Wednesday, January 16, students can purchase this keepsake panoramic picture, at a purchase price of $25.00. If you have any questions, please call the main office at 602-896-6100. Thunderbird High School Future Freshman Night Come and get a glimpse of high school life as a student of the top-performing high school district in the Metro-Phoenix Area. Glendale Union High School District is proud to offer its annual Future Freshman Night events on January 17, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. With an outstanding high school experience and well-rounded education, GUHSD prepares students for success in college and the workplace. This signature event is a great opportunity for eighth grade students and their families to come and learn why GUHSD is the district of choice in the Glendale and Metro-Phoenix area. Families will have plenty of opportunities to tour the campus, meet teachers, gain significant curriculum information, learn more about GUHSD traditions and much more! Future Freshman Night is held at each of GUHSD’s nine high schools including Apollo, Cortez, Glendale, Greenway, Independence, Moon Valley, Sunnyslope, Thunderbird and Washington. Each event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Join us to discover why more than 16,000 students are proud to attend GUHSD schools. For more information, please contact Thunderbird High School at 623-915-8900 or visit their website at http://thunderbird.guhsdaz.org/ Thunderbird High School Registration Thunderbird High School will be registering our eighth graders on Friday, January 25 in the Mountain Sky library. Registration packets will be distributed to students on Friday, January 18 in their social studies class. Families will have a few days to complete the registration materials and gather necessary documents. Students will bring their completed packets, including all necessary photocopies, to the registration on Friday, January 25, in the Mountain Sky library. If you have specific registration questions, you are encouraged to call Thunderbird High School 623-915-8900. |
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Eighth grade THS activities.pdf
THUNDERBIRD HIGH SCHOOL HONORS & ADVANCED PLACEMENT ACADEMY NIGHT
Informational meeting for eighth graders interested in Honors & Advanced Placement classes at Thunderbird High School as freshman. Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. MOUNTAIN SKY JUNIOR HIGH LIBRARY 16225 N. 7th Ave. Phoenix, Az 85023 602-896-6100 |
| Attachments:
AP Night invite Mountain Sky - single (1).pdf
Congratulations Mr. Perrone - Top five finalist for Teacher of the Year
 We are please to announce that Mr. Jonathan Perrone, Mountain Sky S.T.E.A.M. teacher, was chosen by the Arizona Education Foundation to be an Ambassador of Excellence in Teaching. Mr. Perrone was nominated to participate in a very extensive process of narrowing down to the top 10 candidates. Mr. Perrone made it into the top 10 and was further recognized as a top 5 finalist on October 25th at the annual announcement event at the Arizona Biltmore. As a top 5 Ambassador for Education, Mr. Perrone will be called upon to represent Arizona educators and education initiatives. As a Mountain Sky family, we are very proud of what Mr. Perrone has accomplished here with our students and also of his contributions to the educational community. Below is the official announcement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZuP7bfHseo http://azedfoundation.org/top-10-arizona-teacher-of-the-year-announced/ |
Congratulations Ms. Dop and Mr. Formichella - Channel 12 news Teachers of the week
Congratulations to Mr. Formichella and Ms. Dop for being the Chanel 12 news teachers of the week. We are very proud. See the video link below. |
2019 TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Welcome! You are on the road to being a Mountain Sky Eagle, and we are looking forward to making the transition for you and your family an easy one. We have many events coming up in the second semester. Please check back in January. If you have any questions, please call (602) 896-6105. |
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